An Applied Ecological Framework for Evaluating Infrastructure to Promote Walking and Cycling: The iConnect Study
An Applied Ecological Framework for Evaluating Infrastructure to Promote Walking and Cycling: The iConnect Study
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.2010.198002
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发表时间：
2011-03-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
Rutter, Harry
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作者：
Ogilvie, David;Bull, Fiona;Rutter, Harry
人们越来越多地建议改善步行和骑自行车的基础设施，作为促进身体活动、预防肥胖、减少交通拥堵和碳排放的手段。然而，支持这种方法的干预研究证据有限。借鉴经典的流行病学方法、行为变化的心理和生态模型以及现实评估的原则，我们开发了一个应用生态框架，通过该框架可以在异质和复杂的干预环境中测试当前关于环境变化的行为影响的理论。我们的框架通过指定要收集的最重要的数据和要测试的关系来指导研究设计和分析，以确认或反驳特定的假设，从而完善基础理论。 （美国公共卫生杂志。2011；101：473-481。doi：10.2105/AJPH.2010.198002）
Improving infrastructure for walking and cycling is increasingly recommended as a means to promote physical activity, prevent obesity, and reduce traffic congestion and carbon emissions. However, limited evidence from intervention studies exists to support this approach. Drawing on classic epidemiological methods, psychological and ecological models of behavior change, and the principles of realistic evaluation, we have developed an applied ecological framework by which current theories about the behavioral effects of environmental change may be tested in heterogeneous and complex intervention settings. Our framework guides study design and analysis by specifying the most important data to be collected and relations to be tested to confirm or refute specific hypotheses and thereby refine the underlying theories. (Am J Public Health. 2011;101:473-481. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2010.198002)